Blindly in Love
2013 1h 57m movie Film Japan

Blindly in Love

箱入り息子の恋

Synopsis

箱入り息子の恋

Kentaro is an unsocial 35-year-old who lives with his parents and has never dated a woman. When Kentaro’s parents set up an arranged marriage interview with a girl named Nahoko and her parents, he falls in love for the first time in his life. However, the pair soon run into unexpected obstacles. Nahoko is vision impaired and can’t seem to break free of her doting parents. Meanwhile, Kentaro has no idea how to deal with the surge of new emotions he’s feeling.

Drama + Romance in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Blindly in Love itself).

The 2012–2014 Japan Window

In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, Blindly in Love sits at #454 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Attack on Titan
    #2

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  3. High School D×D
    #3

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  4. Haikyu!!
    #4

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  5. Your Lie in April
    #5

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blindly in Love premiered alongside 177 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.

The 2785th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
29th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,863 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,697 of 1,933 (top 88%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesBooster Project, Kino Films, Kinoshita Komuten, TBS, Pony Canyon
Runtime1h 57m
Release DateJune 8, 2013
IMDbtt2407064